Manager Compliance

About the role
As the Manager Compliance, you will be responsible for developing, supporting, implementing and managing all aspects of Qatar Airways Group's compliance and regulatory strategy. Advising on legal matters surrounding all compliance regulations and legislation such as Sanctions, Export Control, Anti Bribery and Corruption, Due Diligence, Ethics, Consumer Right. You will also be drafting, reviewing and negotiating policies and procedures on a range of legal and compliance matters focused around compliance and regulatory requirements. Provide legal and compliance advice on Compliance and Regulatory concerns across the QR Group with a view to minimising QR Group's exposure to reputation and financial risk(s). Understand, interpret and apply compliance law(s) and regulation(s) principles to the QR Group's current and future business strategies.
Key responsibilities  

• Manage & supervise matters related to Compliance, ensuring Qatar Airways Group is compliant with applicable laws and regulations at all times. 
• Manage policies and procedures to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct.
• Identify legal risks and non-compliance and recommend improvements for all business departments and business processes in conjunction with other relevant internal stakeholders.
• Identify, develop and manage robust and measurable time-bound remedial plans for identified gaps where necessary.
• Lead development and implementation of QR employee Compliance training and awareness programme.
• Develop and maintain relevant global compliance and regulatory programme.
• Identify, create, support and manage updating relevant policies, procedures and guidance in relation to compliance and regulatory issues.
• Provide legal interpretations on compliance laws and regulations with a view to minimising the exposure to reputational & financial risk exposure experienced by business in accordance with corporate risk appetite.
• As a subject matter expert, support third party risk management activities including liaising with the contracts department for the relevant compliance clauses. 
• Support the handling of external enquiries and issues relating to compliance and ethical matters.
• Guide and support the handling of internal enquiries and issues relating to compliance, regulatory and ethics practices, providing advice on information handling aspects.
• Inform and advise QR Group's management on the applicable compliance and regulatory laws and regulations and its ongoing requirements, liaising with the business as required.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in the ongoing development and continuing implementation of Qatar Airways Group robust compliance programme.
• Conduct compliance risk assessments and investigations to identify any gaps and/or mitigation strategies and articulate and manage those strategies to satisfactory level in line with business appetite(s) and manage compliance risks with the business.
• Manage development and implementation of the corporate risk and compliance governance framework for the Group.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

About you

• Must hold Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 8 years of compliance and regulatory specific legal experience
• Must be qualified as a lawyer in a recognised jurisdiction
• Experience in similar position in multi-cultural environment in legal, risk & compliance
• Experience in a large organisation, government regulatory entity or in-house corporate role, in managing compliance and regulatory issues, Compliance Risk Management and third party risk management such as Due Diligence, Sanctions, Export Control. 
• Expertise in identifying, prioritizing and controlling risks associated with the threat of non-compliance in aviation industry
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of compliance and regulatory risks handling
• Capable of conducting compliance and regulatory reviews and audit
• Expertise in international compliance and regulatory laws and practices and an in-depth understanding of the Sanctions, Export Control, Due Diligence, aviation laws and regulations and their applications 
• Proven track record of handling complex issues and negotiating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Excellent Command of English language, in written and spoken
• Excellent MS Word and other MS Office packages
• Excellent writing, communication, organisational and problem solving skills
• Managerial skills - Ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Ability to train and develop subordinate's skills. Ability to foster teamwork among team members

Preferred

• Formally recognised senior compliance certification(s)
• Compliance professional certificate 
• Aviation industry experience 
• Experience in dealing with service contracts with a technical background
• Prior experience in dealing with technology related to compliance issues (e.g. vendor/supplier technical evaluations, GRC) 

Application Guidelines

Employees must submit applications through internal vacancies portal (via GEMS) only.

Please see below for all eligibility and requirements for internal applications and please note that any applications not meeting the criteria will not be processed.

• All internal candidates can only have three active applications at any point in time.
• All internal candidates must have completed a minimum 10 months in their current role in order to apply for a new role
• All internal candidates with an active final warning letter will be automatically disqualified from the recruitment process
• If you are a Deck Crew (Qatar Airways & Qatar Executive) candidate, you would require a NOC to apply for this role.